Coney Island Avenue & Avenue C
Coney Island Avenue and Avenue C meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 856 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Cortelyou Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 27 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cortelyou Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Cortelyou Rd Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Beverley Rd Q0.5 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden Stops” (1994) by Patsy Norvell at the Cortelyou Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue C, 210 feet away, for the B68.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue C B68210 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Stratford Rd 21 docks in all1,070 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 619 Coney Island Avenue Gas station310 feet
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
- Turn calming, December 2022
- Safety Improvement Project, 2025
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 856 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 857th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 519 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Coney Island Avenue (east side).
North side of Avenue C
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
South side of Avenue C
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Coney Island Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329271 and 335129.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 25 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1898 and 1902.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Honeydew Cortelyou Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2860 feet
- Cortelyou Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Health care
- Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice950 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket470 feet
- Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Coney Island Avenue & Slocum Place 110 feet
- East 9th Street & Avenue C 240 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Matthews Court 360 feet
- Stratford Road & Slocum Place 440 feet
- East 8th Street & Avenue C 500 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Lewis Place 620 feet
- Stratford Road & Matthews Court 690 feet
- Westminster Road & Slocum Place 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue C or Coney Island Avenue.